Translation
Discharge of Hans Petersen from prison on his personal security
The director general and councilors of New Netherland having taking notice of the petition of Hans Pietersen, presently imprisoned on a charge of theft; and considering the cold prison in which he has been sitting for some time now, and that his accuser Jan Snedicker has not been pursuing the proceedings, and nothing more has been submitted for his charge, the lord fiscal Cornelis van Tienhoven is hereby authorized to [ ] the prisoner [ ] prison, promising that he shall appear before the director general [ ] whenever he [ ].
Done at the session of the director [ general ] and councilors held in [ ], ady ut supra.
References
Translation: Gehring, C., trans./ed., New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch, Vol. 6, Council Minutes, 1655-1656 (Syracuse: 1995). A complete copy of this publication is available on the New Netherland Institute website.
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